An Unexpected run to Albertsons!

The other day I was reading on www.utahdealdiva.com She had a wonderful recipe for Coconut Curry Chicken. It looked wonderful and sounded so good that I decided to have it for dinner tonight. So, looking over the recipe, the only thing I didn't already have on hand was the coconut milk. Well, being blessed with good luck, Barb at the supersaversinsalemoregon yahoo group, posted this:

I read about a good coupon on some internet boards. It's for $1.00 of any
Thai Kitchen product. It's found on coupons.com but wasn't showing with
my zip code. If you change the zip code to 44288, it will show up. There's
a small box in the upper left hand corner for your zip code. It doesn't
have a label on the box. Just type in your zip code and press enter.

Coconut milk is $2.29 so with a double it's $.29
Curry paste is $3.79 so with a double it's $1.79

There were other products but I didn't write down the prices.

Barb

So I printed my coupons and made a quick trip to Albertson's. I still had 6 double coupons, and since today is the last day of the "shopping week", I simply HAD to use them. I just can't leave free money to expire on me!

I did two transactions, check them out!

Transaction #1:

2 Thai Kitchen Coconut Milk @$2.29 each = $4.58
1 Welches White Grape Juice = $3.00
Total Value = $7.58
Minus 2 Thai Kitchen Coupons for $1.00 each (printed from Coupons.com, there is also a 50¢/1 from the 8/30 RP) = -$2.00
Minus Welches Coupon for $1.00 (also printed from Coupons.com) = -$1.00
Minus 3 Double coupons @ $1.00 each = -$3.00
Total Out of Pocket = $1.58

Transaction #2:

1 Welches White Grape Juice = $3.00
4 Nabisco Toasted Chips @ $2.50 each = $10.00
2 LiteHouse brand caramel apple dip @ $3.59 each = $7.18
2 lbs Granny Smith Apples @ 99¢ lb. = $1.98 (I don't know how I got exactly 2 lbs.!)
Total Value = $22.16
Minus Welches Coupon for $1.00 (printed from Coupons.com) = -$1.00
Minus $3.00 from Nabisco deal when you buy 4 = -$3.00
Minus $3.00/4 Coupon for Nabisco (found in store next to beer) = -$3.00
Minus 2 $1/1 Litehouse coupons (found in Newspaper 8/30 SS) = -$2.00
Minus Up to $2.00 coupon for Apples when you buy two litehouse caramel dips (found in store next to caramel dips) = -$1.98
Minus 3 Double coupons @ $1.00 each = -$3.00
Minus $5.00 OYNO Catalina (printed out earlier in the week when you buy Soups) = -$5.00
Total out of pocket = $3.18


So, for the entire day I got all the rest of this stuff for just 18¢ more than the cost of just the two coconut milks that I need for the recipe for tonight. Now THAT's my kind of shopping!!